Hey mate, greetings from down under; Just came across your post, sorry it took over a month to reply and no one has replied either... Anyway, from what I know: I used this CD player along with my previous pre-power combo- PFR & Premier 11A driving a pair of Maggies MG3.5/R, back in 1999/2000. At the...

Fantastic review indeed, probably one of the best I've read to date! There is so much detail in it, if carefully read, and those seeking for the actual way designers think with a true sense of passion, the answers are right there! Lew has always gone the extra mile to help international dealerships ...

Yes, I was thinking exactly the same thing... Having those big monoblocks that deliver well over 300w/ch, would require a much larger room to work in full effect. I have been to many places where they have elaborate systems but the room is a total mess, even if treated with all sorts of gizmo's and ...

Just wanted to share the same post I made on WBF- in regards to my quest for the next ultimate speaker to amplification system... I had a few days off and this was my learning curve! Well well well, I must say the past few weeks has truly been a wonderful ride. Three major events took place in the w...

G'day mate, Nice to see another CJ member on the forum, and especially the Classic 60SE, which is the power amp I am currently using after over two decades of many CJ ss & tube amps... What you are getting here is necessarily not "up the chain" rather a different topology in amplification. Tubes vs ...

hey Joe, did you try the new KT150's in any of your CJ amps? I have had a listen to two of them: LP66S & LP70S. This chap bought these power amps here in Melb and did a replacement from 6550's to the KT120's. Absolutely loved it, and I can certainly confirm that. However, he later tried the KT150's,...

Yes, no doubt the Mullard EL34- superb tube! These are the tubes CJ uses in their new CAV45 and Classic 120. Excellent depth, tight and fast bass and extraordinary resolution. The bass does not dig deeper then a KT120 or have that comparative midrange slam as a KT120 or KT150, but the midrange magic...

Yes that is correct, and you do make a valid point. Unfortunately, CJ doesn't do this with their EL34 based topology, I don't know why though? Perhaps they want to control the factor of tube replacements and try to direct their valued customers towards them for re-orders. Makes more business sense, ...

Oh yes! I forgot you had the Prem350, that big fella will drive anything! The Prem350 is not just pure muscle but also a very high level of musicality with tremendous speed, control and power. On a stat panel, this thing will just take off! It will take your entire system to another level of realism...

The tube hiss is normal. This is a one slight issue with CJ's tube preamps- that dam hiss! sometimes it's very quiet and sometimes it is quite noticeable on one channel, usually the left. Hence, when I got my CAV45- absolutely zero hiss! mainly because there is no preamp stage in there. Also the inp...

Sorry mate, the CAV50 or CAV45 or any amp that incorporates the EL34 will not take in KT series as a direct replacement. EL34's are more triode based, with very different values at factory settings on voltage and amperage ratings. These are factory set and bias adjusted to match the transformers. Re...

Thought I'd add my 50cts... Agreed on the burn-in process, 200-300 is good, anything more is actually ideal. Audio Research takes forever, around 600 hrs and still doesn't sound that good. More or less about a year after, it begins to bloom. As with the case with CJ preamps, these are their current ...

Hey Jonty, how's it going... Well we had the Melbourne Hifi show last weekend, went off ok, not that great to mention. I had posted a strong review of it on Stereonet (Aussie version of Whats Best Forum) and had apparently upset quite a number of people... so in my good faith, I re-posted an apology...

G'day Jonty, sorry for the late reply... I had sent you a private message sometime back explaining what I have in my system now. seems like you didn't receive that message. I thought I'd send you a PM instead just to keep things short and explain why I made these changes. anyway, to summarize: pre a...

Yes, actually I can see why you would miss the overall sound/presence of tube amplification... Infact, I was thinking down the line to try to simplify things, hence the love of the CAV45. That was probably my best purchase so far until... Now with the new Classic 60SE, I getting that tube magic back...

yes mate, definitely! as I mentioned in another post, the LP series takes the performance to another level, and the LP70s is a definite upgrade in performance. you will be surprised at how far above this 70s performs at, even with the 6550 tubes. place in the kt120's and the performance goes up by a...

Hey mate, not too sure why no one has bothered to reply... seems like we were too busy enjoying the music! Sorry for the delay but here goes my 50cts: the MV series power amp are very good and have that special "golden glow" in musicality that cj was previously known for. This is also referred to as...

I may know of a few interested parties in Aus land, which is where I'm located. Where are you located mate? if not here, then no go. We cannot import from third parties and then expect our cj Australian importers/ distributor to look after service, although this is happening over here now... it's ve...

G'day Joe! Just wanted you to know something- on my third visit to my dealer mate to place an order for some M8080 tubes, low and behold in the second demo room there was a system playing some wonderful very lively tunes... I ventured into the room and there for the very first time I got the chance ...